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I don't know exactly where to post this - under "Games" or here - but I'm looking for overall experiences with the Mini's 32MB of video RAM. Here goes...

I ordered a 'maxed-out' Mini on-line over a week ago (i.e. all the options, inc. 1GB RAM), but the next day I unexpectedly found time to go to a Mac retailer while visiting the nearest big city nearly 2 hours away. It was there that I began to question whether I made the right decision to get a Mini because of its video RAM, which I had read several complaints about, but also some positive things.

I'm not a super-gamer. The games I plan to buy are the likes of Railroad Tycoon 3 and perhaps SimCity 4; I don't care about Doom and Halo kinds of games. So as I read the minimum system requirements on various boxes, I noticed that many of them read "PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 with minimum 256 MB RAM and 32 MB video RAM" (but I forget exactly which ATI cards they recommended).

So does "PowerPC" exclude a Mini even though the Mini meets or exceeds all other requirements? Also, will having 1GB of RAM make up for any video RAM weakness - that is, does RAM take over when video RAM fails?

About specific games on the Mini: How have RT3 and SC4 performed on your Mini? Has anyone ran Motocross Madness and Combat Flight Simulator with Virtual PC 7 on their Mini (two games I will DEARLY miss unless I keep my PC, which I don't want to do!) - if so, how did they perform?

Many questions, I know, but as I wait perhaps another month before I finally get my Mini, I need to be put at ease concerning this whole VRAM thing. Please share any other positive VRAM experiences if you wish.